Music & Theater

Sheet music published from 1800 to 1870 in the Edison Sheet Music Collection, gathered by the Edison Phonograph Company and one of the largest collections of American 19th-century music held anywhere. (Consists primarily of songs and solo piano works.)

A digital collection of more than 10,000 wax cylinder recordings, including popular songs, vaudeville acts, classical and operatic music, comedic monologues, ethnic and foreign recordings, speeches and readings recorded in the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Available to download or stream online for free.

A collection of historic fashion plates digitized by the University of Washington Libraries.